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US8402593B2
US8402593B2 US11/815,515 US81551506A US8402593B2 US 8402593 B2 US8402593 B2 US 8402593B2 US 81551506 A US81551506 A US 81551506A US 8402593 B2 US8402593 B2 US 8402593B2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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    • B60S1/32—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers characterised by constructional features of wiper blade arms or blades
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B60S—SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • B60S1/3806—Means, or measures taken, for influencing the aerodynamic quality of the wiper blades
    • B60S1/381—Spoilers mounted on the squeegee or on the vertebra
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    • B60S1/3848—Flat-type wiper blade, i.e. without harness
    • B60S1/3886—End caps
    • B60S1/3887—Mounting of end caps
    • B60S1/3889—Mounting of end caps cooperating with holes in the vertebra
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    • B60S1/3874—Flat-type wiper blade, i.e. without harness with a reinforcing vertebra
    • B60S1/3875—Flat-type wiper blade, i.e. without harness with a reinforcing vertebra rectangular section
    • B60S1/3879—Flat-type wiper blade, i.e. without harness with a reinforcing vertebra rectangular section placed in side grooves in the squeegee
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    • B60S2001/3817—Means of supporting or holding the squeegee or blade rubber chacterised by a backing strip to aid mounting of squeegee in support
    • B60S2001/382—Means of supporting or holding the squeegee or blade rubber chacterised by a backing strip to aid mounting of squeegee in support the backing strip being an essentially planar reinforcing strip, e.g. vertebra
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    • B60S2001/3822—Means of supporting or holding the squeegee or blade rubber characterised by additional means to prevent longitudinal sliding of squeegee in support, e.g. clips

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  • the present invention relates to a windscreen wiper device comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes opposing longitudinal grooves on its longitudinal sides, in which grooves spaced-apart longitudinal strips of the carrier element are disposed, wherein neighboring ends of said longitudinal strips are interconnected by a respective connecting piece, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for an oscillating wiper arm.
  • Such a windscreen wiper device is generally known.
  • the prior art windscreen wiper device is in particular designed as a “yokeless” wiper device, wherein use is no longer made of several yokes pivotally connected to each other, but wherein the wiper blade is biased by the carrier element, as a result of which it exhibits a specific curvature.
  • the oscillating arm of the prior art windscreen wiper device comprises a projecting pin on one side thereof, which is inserted sideways into a through hole of the connecting device.
  • a windscreen wiper device of the kind referred to in the introduction is characterized in that said wiper blade is detachably connected to said longitudinal strips, wherein said wiper blade can freely slide along said longitudinal strips between a first position, wherein said wiper blade is retained onto said longitudinal strips, and a second position, wherein said wiper blade is disconnected from said longitudinal strips in order to be replaced or repaired.
  • said wiper blade in the first position said wiper blade is only supported by said longitudinal strips (in practice also called “flexors”, “vertebra” or “backing strips”) making it possible to slidably connect or disconnect said wiper blade to or from the longitudinal strips.
  • the invention is not restricted to use with passenger cars, but it can also be used with trains and other fast vehicles.
  • At least one of said longitudinal strips comprises a recess at the location of its interior longitudinal edge, wherein said wiper blade can be slidably connected to or disconnected from said longitudinal strips through said recess.
  • Said recess forms an entrance through which said wiper blade as a separate construction element can be slided by hand along said longitudinal strips until said wiper blade is finally retained onto said longitudinal strips (the first position).
  • Said recess also acts as an exit through which said wiper blade can be slided by hand from the first position until said wiper blade as a separate “loose” construction element can be replaced or repaired (the second position).
  • each longitudinal strip comprises a recess at the location of its interior longitudinal edge so that opposing recesses form an aperture, wherein said wiper blade can be slidably connected to or disconnected from said longitudinal strips through said aperture.
  • At least one connecting piece comprises engaging members engaging around the longitudinal strips so that said strips are mounted in grooves formed by said engaging members, wherein said strips and said connecting piece are slidably connected by means of a snap connection, and wherein in the first position of said wiper blade a free end of said wiper blade is adjacent to a stop surface of said connecting piece.
  • the snap connection particularly comprises a hole or an aperture and a protrusion cooperating together. In the first position the free end of said wiper blade may abut said stop surface of said connecting piece.
  • the snap connection comprises laterally extending means on said strips.
  • said laterally extending means comprise at least one protrusion extending laterally from a longitudinal edge of each strip, said protrusion being located between stops on the connecting piece.
  • said laterally extending means comprise at least two stops extending laterally from a longitudinal edge of each strip, said stops being located on opposite sides of a protrusion on the connecting piece.
  • said laterally extending means extend laterally from the interior longitudinal edge of each strip.
  • said laterally extending means extend laterally from the exterior longitudinal edge of each strip.
  • the engaging members are integral with said connecting piece.
  • the connecting piece is particularly made in one piece of plastic.
  • a spoiler is provided, wherein said spoiler is retained onto said longitudinal strips.
  • the spoiler is preferably a separate constructional element being entirely detachably connected to the longitudinal strips, wherein the connecting piece can be slided over a spoiler end.
  • Said spoiler particularly comprises engaging members engaging around the longitudinal strips, so that said strips are mounted in grooves formed by said engaging members. More in particular, the engaging members of said spoiler are integral with said spoiler.
  • said connecting device comprises engaging members engaging around the longitudinal strips so that said strips are mounted in grooves formed by said engaging members.
  • the engaging members of said connecting device are integral with said connecting device.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective, schematic view of a preferred embodiment of a windscreen wiper device according to the invention
  • FIGS. 2 through 6 show details of the windscreen wiper device of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIGS. 7 and 8 show the steps to connect and to disconnect a rubber wiper blade of a windscreen wiper device of FIG. 1 to or from longitudinal strips of such a windscreen wiper device.
  • FIG. 1 shows a preferred variant of a windscreen wiper device 1 according to the invention.
  • Said windscreen wiper device is built up of an elastomeric wiper blade 2 , in the longitudinal sides of which opposing longitudinal grooves 3 are formed, and of longitudinal strips 4 made of spring band steel, which are fitted in said longitudinal grooves 3 .
  • Said strips 4 form a flexible carrier element for the rubber wiper blade 2 , as it were, which is thus biased in a curved position (the curvature in operative position being that of a windscreen to be wiped).
  • Neighboring ends 5 of strips 4 are interconnected on either side of the windscreen wiper device 1 by means of connecting pieces 6 .
  • the windscreen wiper device 1 is further equipped with a connecting device 7 for an oscillating arm 8 , and a spoiler 9 .
  • FIG. 2 shows a free end of the windscreen wiper device 1 of FIG. 1
  • FIG. 3 reveals a bottom view of said free end without the wiper blade 2 being present.
  • Corresponding parts have been designated with the same reference numerals.
  • the connecting piece 6 is provided with a stop surface 10 in order to block a relative movement of the wiper blade 2 along the strips 4 inside the connecting piece 6 during use.
  • the connecting pieces 6 are made of one piece of plastic.
  • said strips 4 are each provided with a protrusion 11 extending laterally from a longitudinal interior edge 12 of the strips 4 .
  • a connecting piece 6 is slidably mounted onto the neighboring ends 5 of the strips 4 , a snap or clicking connection is realized, wherein the protrusions 11 are snapped or clicked between stops 13 (“notches 13 ”) inside the connecting piece 6 .
  • stops 13 are stops 13 inside the connecting piece 6 .
  • Each protrusion 11 rests in a small groove 14 between these opposing stops 13 . Accordingly, the strips 4 are blocked against any movement in longitudinal direction with respect to the connecting pieces 6 .
  • Each connecting piece 6 is also provided with two engaging members 15 made integral therewith, wherein said engaging members 15 engage around the strips 4 so as to form a groove 16 for sliding the strips 4 therein. Said engaging members 15 ensure that the strips 4 are blocked against any movement in transversal direction with respect to the connecting pieces 6 .
  • the stop 13 facing away from the free end of the connecting piece 6 is equipped with an inclined upper surface, so that sliding said connecting piece 6 onto the strips 4 does not take too much force, whereas once the protrusion 11 rests inside said groove 14 dismounting the connecting piece 6 from the strips 4 cannot take place easily.
  • the stop 13 facing towards the free end of the connecting piece 6 also ensures that the strips are kept at a mutual constant distance, as the upper end of each strip 4 is located between said stop 13 and a (side) wall of the connecting piece 6 .
  • each strip 4 comprises a recess 17 at the location of its interior longitudinal edge 12 , so that opposing recesses 17 form an aperture or opening 18 .
  • Said wiper blade 2 can be slidably connected to or disconnected from said strips 4 through said aperture 18 .
  • the aperture 18 acts as an entrance opening through which said wiper blade 2 as a separate construction element can be slided by hand along said strips 4 until said wiper blade 2 is finally retained onto said strips 4 (first position). In that first (working) position said wiper blade 2 is only supported by the strips 4 , wherein free ends 19 of said wiper blade 2 abut the stop surfaces 10 of the connecting pieces 6 .
  • Said aperture 18 also acts as an exit opening through which said wiper blade 2 can be slided by hand from the first position until said wiper blade as a separate “loose” construction element can be replaced or repaired (the second position).

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